- Advertisement -spot_img

TAG

Obituaries

How Jimmy Carter integrated his evangelical Christian faith into his political work, despite mockery and misunderstanding

Former President Jimmy Carter has decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care. AP Photo/John Bazemore, File by...

Ramona Edelin, activist and education advocate, dies at 78

    Once upon a time, Black Americans were simply known as colored people, or Negroes. That is until Ramona Edelin came along. The activist, renowned for...

Hage Geingob: Namibian president who played a modernizing role

The late Namibian president Hage Geingob. GCIS by Henning Melber, University of Pretoria Hage Gottfried Geingob served as the third president of Namibia from 2015 until his...

Remembering Joe Madison: ‘The Black Eagle’s’ legacy and fight for justice

Tributes continued to pour in for Joe Madison, the talk show host, activist and philanthropist known as “The Black Eagle” who died Thursday at...

Sheila Oliver, history-making New Jersey lieutenant governor, dies suddenly at 71

**FILE** Sheila Y. Oliver (Mark C. Olsen/New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs via Wikimedia Commons) New Jersey was plunged into mourning Tuesday as...

Obituary: Marlene Louise Jackson

Marlene Louise Jackson, Age 81, passed away on August 25, 2020 Daughter of the late Naomi and Charles Jackson. A graduate of Fifth Avenue...

Actress Mary Tyler Moore is dead at age 80, publicist says

NEW YORK (AP) — Mary Tyler Moore, the star of TV's beloved "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" whose comic realism helped revolutionize the depiction...

BET Awards full of Prince tributes and political moments

The BET Awards — or "The Prince Tribute Show" — featured emotional and energetic performances from Sheila E., Stevie Wonder and Jennifer Hudson honoring...

Dear Mama: Afeni Shakur, mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, dies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, and then fostered...

Memorial services for legendary radio broadcaster, Doug Banks, set for April 16 in Dallas

A memorial service will be held for radio legend Doug Banks on Saturday, April 16th at 10 am at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home &...

Latest news

- Advertisement -spot_img